Receipt protector



Feb. 27, 1923, 1,446,638 J. H. BROWN RECEIPT PROTECTOR Filed May 26, 1921 0h. 5 raw/2 INVENTOR,

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Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

TATlES caries JGHN BROWN, OF SFRTNGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

RECEIPT PROTECTOR.

Application filed liay 28,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that JOHN Brown, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield. in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, has invented certain new and useful Tmprov-ements in Receipt Protectors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

This invention refers to receipt books and more particularly to those intended to hold receipts of organizations and lodges, especially those of the nature of traveling cards. Tt has among its objects:

To provide a holder that will compact the receipt so that it may be put in the vest pocket, and yet at the same time be readily available for producing and opening up in. full for inspection or identification.

To have the holder arranged so that it will protect the receipts as well as hold them.

To have the holder arranged whereby it will hold a number of receipts for dues, and yet arrange each independently available for production and inspection.

To have the holder arranged so that while effectively holding the receipts will have their entire faces in full view and at the same time have means for protecting the corners against curling.

And many other objects which will become apparent as the invention is more fully set forth. I

In the past, there has been difliculty experienced in connection with the receipts of the nature referred to, in that they are kept loose and soon become dirty and torn, their corners curling and breaking off, or the, whole receipt becoming readilyi lost. In some cases receipt books are provided, but such are so large and cumbersome as to be inconvenient, or too small to be useful for'their purpose. This invention avoids these objections. A particular advantage is in the fact that the case is provided with leaves which act like independent card cases and thereby provide for the holding of several receipts at a time and independently. The leaves are also arranged so that they will stiffen the receipts, and have transparent corners for holding them and yet not cover up any of their details intended for open view.

In the drawings which illustrate by way of example, this invention,

Figure 1 represents a view in perspective 1921. Serial No. 472,741.

of a receipt holder embodying this inven tion.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the holder.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

Tn the construction shown, 1 is a back of flexible material, such as leather, which is large enough. to take a conventional form 555 of lodge receipt in full. It has a bend in the middle which enables it to close and double the receipt, so that it will fit in the vest pocket. A. number of celluloid leaves 2 are preferably provided on the inside of the case so that they will hold additional receipts. These leaves are equal to about half the size of the receipt, for reasons that will become apparent in the description of v the use. Celluloid is placed over the leaves to hold them flat and stiff.

The backs and leaves are provided with corner pockets 3 of transparent celluloid that hold the corners of each receipt and keep it in place, and in the bent form described.

The manner in placing the receipts consists in placing one side on a back half of the case in its two transparent corner pockets 3, then flattening the receipt out on that half. The receipt is then bent back and brought up on the other half of the back, or up on the leaf adjacent and the two remaining corners of the receipt placed in the corner pockets of the leaf. The case is then closed in half and put in the vest pocket. The celluloid corner pieces or pockets serve to stiffen the edges and keep the corners of the receipt stiff and protected, and at the same time allow the whole of the receipt in- 95 eluding corners to be seen.

The use of the leather for the back also provides a natural resilient opening action which opens the case as soon as it is taken from the pocket and available for its pur- M poses, which the relatively stiff celluloid pockets accentuate.

While but one form of this invention is shown. in the drawings, it is not desired to limit this application to that particular form 105 in any other way otherwise than limited by the prior art. as modications of this construction could be made that would use the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the class described comprising in combination, a foldable casing having a and opened in full width when the casing is 10 plurality of inner leaves attached to the opened, substantially as described.

central line of the casing and adapted to In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my form a guide to the folding action of the signature in the presence of two witnesses.

casin", a plurality of celluloid corners in the (inter corners of the leaves and easing JOHN adapted to take and hold the corners of re- Witnesses:

ceipts whereby the receipts will be folded A. P. CONNOR,

and bent in halves in the casing when closed 7 THos. F. MOGLYNN. 

